Court Finds Model Preeti Jain Guilty For Plotting To Kill Madhur Bhandarkar

The model Preeti Jain is convicted by city civil and sessions court to three years in jail and levied a fine of Rs10,000 for plotting to eliminate filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, against whom she had earlier registered a rape case.

Sentencing tow of her associated – Naresh Pardeshi and Shivram Das- to three-year on charges of conspiracy, aiding and abetting the crime. Two others aides from Uttar Pradesh were acquitted for lack of evidence.

Soon after the court’s decision, Jain sought suspension of sentence.

It was alleged Jain approached Pardeshi to eliminate Bhandarkar in 2005, almost a year after she filed a rape case against the filmmaker, and allegedly paid Rs75,000 for the job. However, as the task was not completed, she asked for her money back. The issue reached Gawli, who then sent his men to alert the police.

After a week-long probe, the police registered a case on September 10, 2005. Pardesi was arrested the same day and Jain was picked up while she was on her way to the Versova police station.

The police later arrested Pardeshi’s friend Shivram Das, who was allegedly helped him arrange for weapons and shooters.

The trial first began in the fast-track court in Sewree, but was later transferred to the sessions court.